diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+### JetBrains template
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio, WebStorm and Rider
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
+.idea/**/dictionaries
+.idea/**/shelf
+
+# AWS User-specific
+.idea/**/aws.xml
+
+# Generated files
+.idea/**/contentModel.xml
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files
+.idea/**/dataSources/
+.idea/**/dataSources.ids
+.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dynamic.xml
+.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
+.idea/**/dbnavigator.xml
+
+# Gradle
+.idea/**/gradle.xml
+.idea/**/libraries
+
+# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
+# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
+# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
+# auto-import.
+# .idea/artifacts
+# .idea/compiler.xml
+# .idea/jarRepositories.xml
+# .idea/modules.xml
+# .idea/*.iml
+# .idea/modules
+# *.iml
+# *.ipr
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-*/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# File-based project format
+*.iws
+
+# IntelliJ
+out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# SonarLint plugin
+.idea/sonarlint/
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+
+# Editor-based Rest Client
+.idea/httpRequests
+
+# Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
+.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+
+### PyCharm template
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio, WebStorm and Rider
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
+.idea/**/dictionaries
+.idea/**/shelf
+
+# AWS User-specific
+.idea/**/aws.xml
+
+# Generated files
+.idea/**/contentModel.xml
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files
+.idea/**/dataSources/
+.idea/**/dataSources.ids
+.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dynamic.xml
+.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
+.idea/**/dbnavigator.xml
+
+# Gradle
+.idea/**/gradle.xml
+.idea/**/libraries
+
+# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
+# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
+# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
+# auto-import.
+# .idea/artifacts
+# .idea/compiler.xml
+# .idea/jarRepositories.xml
+# .idea/modules.xml
+# .idea/*.iml
+# .idea/modules
+# *.iml
+# *.ipr
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-*/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# File-based project format
+*.iws
+
+# IntelliJ
+out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# SonarLint plugin
+.idea/sonarlint/
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+
+# Editor-based Rest Client
+.idea/httpRequests
+
+# Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
+.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+
+### Python template
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+cover/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+.pybuilder/
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
+#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
+# .python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# poetry
+#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include poetry.lock in version control.
+#   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
+#   commonly ignored for libraries.
+#   https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/#commit-your-poetrylock-file-to-version-control
+#poetry.lock
+
+# pdm
+#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include pdm.lock in version control.
+#pdm.lock
+#   pdm stores project-wide configurations in .pdm.toml, but it is recommended to not include it
+#   in version control.
+#   https://pdm.fming.dev/latest/usage/project/#working-with-version-control
+.pdm.toml
+.pdm-python
+.pdm-build/
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow and github.com/pdm-project/pdm
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/
+
+# PyCharm
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+#.idea/
+
diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
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+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import yaml
+import argparse
+
+from waymore.waymore import continueRespFile
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    if "REPO" in os.environ:
+        repo = os.environ['REPO'] + '/'
+        print(f"Your current repository path is {repo}. To change it, change the REPO environment variable.")
+    else:
+        repo = ''
+        print("The tool will use the config file from the directory it is running in. If you want to change this,"
+              "set the REPO environment variable.")
+
+    config = repo + 'ptconfig.yml'
+    with open(config, 'r') as ptcfg:
+        read_config = yaml.safe_load(ptcfg)
+
+    compose_config = repo + "podman-compose.yml"
+
+    services = read_config['services']
+
+    parser.add_argument("command", help="command to run")
+    parser.add_argument("service", help="name of service if applicable, or leave empty for all services", nargs='?', default='')
+    parser.add_argument("-y", action="store_true", help="automatically confirm any queries")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    def create():
+        subprocess.run(["rm", "-rf", compose_config])
+        invalid_options = ['addons', 'bindings', 'commands']
+        with open(config) as oldfile, open(compose_config, 'w') as newfile:
+            for line in oldfile:
+                if not any(invalid_option in line for invalid_option in invalid_options):
+                    newfile.write(line)
+        subprocess.run(["podman-compose", "-f", compose_config, "up", "--no-start"])
+        for service in list(read_config['services']):
+            for index in list(read_config['services'][service]['addons']['bindings']['commands']):
+                subprocess.run([index])
+
+    def start():
+        start_service = args.service
+        if start_service == '':
+            start_service = list(services)
+            for i in range(len(start_service)):
+                subprocess.run(["podman-compose", "start", start_service[i]])
+            exit(0)
+        else:
+            subprocess.run(["podman-compose", "start", start_service])
+            exit(0)
+
+    def stop():
+        stop_service = args.service
+        if stop_service == '':
+            if args.y:
+                confirm = "y"
+            else:
+                confirm = input("Stop all services? (y/N): ")
+            if confirm.lower() == "y" or confirm.lower() == "yes":
+                stop_service = list(services)
+                for i in range(len(stop_service)):
+                    subprocess.run(["podman-compose", "stop", stop_service[i]])
+                exit(0)
+            else:
+                print("aborting...")
+                exit(0)
+        else:
+            subprocess.run(["podman_compose", "stop", stop_service])
+            exit(0)
+
+    def shell():
+        subprocess.run(["podman-compose", "exec", args.service, "sh"])
+
+    def karaf():
+        subprocess.run(["podman-compose", "exec", args.service, "/openhab/runtime/bin/client"])
+
+    def down():
+        if args.y:
+            confirm = "y"
+        else:
+            confirm = input("Stop all services and delete all pods? (y/N): ")
+        if confirm.lower() == "y" or confirm.lower() == "yes":
+            subprocess.run(["podman-compose", "-f", compose_config, "down"])
+            exit(0)
+        else:
+            print("aborting...")
+            exit(0)
+
+
+    if args.command == "create":
+        create()
+    elif args.command == "start":
+        start()
+    elif args.command == "stop":
+        stop()
+    elif args.command == "shell":
+        shell()
+    elif args.command == "karaf":
+        karaf()
+    elif args.command == "down":
+        down()
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/ptconfig.yml b/ptconfig.yml
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+services:
+#  alpine1:
+#    image: redis:alpine
+#    addons:
+#      bindings:
+#        commands: [ls]
+#  alpine2:
+#    image: redis:alpine
+#    addons:
+#      bindings:
+#        commands: [ls]
+  debian:
+    image: debian:latest
+    addons:
+      bindings:
+        commands: []
+#  openhab:
+#    image: openhab/openhab:latest
+#    restart: always
+#    network_mode: host
+#    volumes:
+#      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+#      - "/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro"
+#      - "./openhab_addons:/openhab/addons"
+#      - "./openhab_conf:/openhab/conf"
+#      - "./openhab_userdata:/openhab/userdata"
+#    environment:
+#      CRYPTO_POLICY: "unlimited"
+#      EXTRA_JAVA_OPTS: "-Duser.timezone=Europe/Berlin"
+#      OPENHAB_HTTP_PORT: "8080"
+#      OPENHAB_HTTPS_PORT: "8443"
+#    addons:
+#      bindings:
+#        commands: [ls]
diff --git a/ptconfig_template.yml b/ptconfig_template.yml
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+services:
+  alpine1:
+    image: #insert image and other config above addons:
+    addons:
+      bindings:
+        commands: [] #insert commands in square brackets
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